Meanings
nountrichlorofluoromethane (plural trichlorofluoromethanes)
plural trichlorofluoromethanes
- chemistryA chlorofluorocarbon, CFCl₃, formerly used as a refrigerant but retired because of harmful effects on the ozone layer.
Synonyms: freon 11, freon-11, CFC-11, CFC 11, CFC11, R-11, R 11, R11
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA chlorofluorocarbon, CFCl₃, formerly used as a refrigerant but retired because of harmful effects on the ozone layer.
Similar
freon 11freon-11CFC-11CFC 11CFC11R-11R 11R11CFCl3
Origin
From tri- + chloro- + fluoro- + methane.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish triklorofluorometaani
- triklorofluorometaanichlorofluorocarbon CFCl3
French trichlorofluorométhane
- trichlorofluorométhanechlorofluorocarbon CFCl3
Italian triclorofluorometano
- triclorofluorometanochlorofluorocarbon CFCl3
Spanish triclorofluorometano
- triclorofluorometanochlorofluorocarbon CFCl3
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APA
trichlorofluoromethane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichlorofluoromethane
MLA
“trichlorofluoromethane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichlorofluoromethane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trichlorofluoromethane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichlorofluoromethane.
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